Colour

#291C2D

#291C2D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#291C2D is a violet with RGB values 41, 28, 45 and HSL 286°, 23%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#291C2D#291C2D

HEX#291C2D

RGBrgb(41, 28, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1098, 0.1765

RGB percentages16.1%, 11%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(285.9, 23.3%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 37.8%, 17.6%)

CMYK8.9%, 37.8%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,694,189

CSS custom property--colour: #291C2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.18:1

Contrast with white16.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#D6E3D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A202Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D212Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#291E22no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Dim grey · ΔE 34.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 41 Slate grey · ΔE 42.2 Gray · ΔE 43.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#202D1C

Analogous#211C2D, #2D1C29

Triadic#2D291C, #1C2D29

Split complementary#292D1C, #1C2D21

Tetradic#2D211C, #202D1C, #1C292D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#996FA6

Lighter +30%#7F578B

Lighter +20%#62436C

Lighter +10%#46304C

Darker −10%#0C080E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E1336

Less saturated −25%#252525

Channel breakdown

R41

G28

B45

Red41 (16.1%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue285.88°

Saturation (HSL)23.29%

Lightness14.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 1C · B 2D

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Colour values

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